andrew puzder announced "after careful consideration and discussions with my family, i am withdrawing my nomination for secretary of labor." the fast food ceo was plagued from the start. under fire for his personal life. this 1990 tape screened for senators on capitol hill. his ex-wife in disguise on oprah, describing what she claimed was their abusive marriage. >> that was the most frightening thing was leaving because once i made that break and once i made it public, and remember, my ex-husband was a public figure. everyone knew him and knew what he was doing and once i made that public, he vowed revenge. he said, i will see you in the gutter. >> reporter: she later recanted her allegations, and puzder has strongly denied them. professionally puzder's been accused of disparaging workers once suggesting he prefers robots to human labor saying, "they're always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation." also taking aim at his own fast food employees. >> my first memo was no more people behind the counter unless they have all of their teeth. >> reporter: today it became in